The AI competition is hotting up. This is interesting, given yesterday’s post about Indonesia, and has particular relevance in investigations into digital Islam/influence in majority and minority contexts.
“Google’s new, cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in more than 40 countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.”
Also see this via Apple News*: Tegan Jones, Neural Notes: ChatGPT Go shows how fast free AI turns into paid AI, 9 Sep 2025 “As we saw with Cloud and Saas over the past decade, deep discounts and free trials gave way to price creep and bill shock. New “premium” features and hidden complexity often surprised businesses as their dependence grew. “
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